{"product_id":"its-in-the-cards-paperback","title":"It's in the Cards - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarolyn Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow charming of Carolyn Martin to let us eavesdrop on her as she eavesdrops on Jesus, Buddha, Muhammad, Mother Nature, and the everyday people who inhabit \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's in the Cards.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarolyn's poems invite us to wander through a welcoming--and sometimes challenging--landscape where crows and feral cats, neighbors and biblical characters live side by side. Filled with wonder, these poems offer us a world that\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eyearns for the grace of requited reverence\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e And, as we wander through it, we can't help but experience that grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Sister Maria Cordis, R.S.M., president and professor emerita, Georgian Court University, Lakewood, New Jersey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's in the Cards, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e Carolyn Martin throws caution and righteousness to the wind to let \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eleaf-devils swirl\/dervishly around\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eShe dares to \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eprepare Jesus for Sunday, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e even warns him of heresy in case he feels the urge to \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eilluminate\u003c\/i\u003e [\u003ci\u003ehis\u003c\/i\u003e] \u003ci\u003etake on theology.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e Whether through lessons from gardening with Buddha or the inherent wisdom of leaves that fall on their own schedule, Martin teaches us to \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003edoubt nothing and everything\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eas we\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ebear the wait\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eof what \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eProvidence or Chance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e has in store for us. One thing for sure: it's in the cards that readers will delight in Martin's provocative poems and welcome her invitation to \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ebecome a ripple in a pond searching for its stone of origin.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Shawn Aveningo Sanders, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat She Was Wearing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand publisher\/managing editor at The Poetry Box(R)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her latest collection, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's in the Cards, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e Carolyn Martin speaks of everyday mystics. Shining through each line is the light she has collected on her own passages into mystery. With humor and depth, Martin walks the reader through the \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003erewilding fields\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e where \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eeveryone is chosen.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e Her poems gently offer us delightful guidance into \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe gifts\/of this lifetime, the surprises of the next.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eWith this book as a trusty companion, you'll \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003efind the edge\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ewiden your view\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e of places where \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eunknowns\/find a way of sneaking through....\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Bethany Lee, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eEtude for Belonging\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand poetry editor of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eUntold Volumes, Feminist Theology Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54054649233715,"sku":"9781639803132","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OVgITTRrOm9781639803132.webp?v=1789030329","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/its-in-the-cards-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}